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Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic

Published: Aug 19, 2013 · Updated: Oct 21, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links.

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Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic
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Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic

Vanilla ice cream and ice magic is the source of so many childhood memories for me!

It was a rare special treat that I loved. But as much as we loved ice cream, the real treat was the ice magic!

That dark cap that set on top of the ice cream. It never ceased to amaze my me that the runny chocolate that flowed out of the ice magic bottle would become solid when it came into contact with the ice cream.

It was indeed – magic.

Like everyone, my favorite part was tapping the back of my spoon on the chocolate shell, and hearing that ever so satisfying crack, before digging in and enjoying the smooth creamy ice cream laced with shards of chocolate.  

Back then, of course, the vanilla ice cream didn’t contain vanilla bean, in fact I don’t think I had any idea what a vanilla bean was, but I loved it all the same.

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic

Homemade Ice Magic

Invented in Australia by Cottee’s, ice magic (or magic shell as it is called in America) is a chocolate topping or syrup that turns from a liquid into a solid on contact with ice cream.

This is due to the coconut oil, which turns from a liquid to a solid when it touches the freezing ice cream.

The original ice magic was made with a mixture of chocolate, sugar, coconut oil and sunflower oil, however here I’m simply using coconut oil.

If using virgin coconut oil, your ice magic will have more of a coconut flavor, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

As for the chocolate, feel free to go with the chocolate of your choice – white, milk, dark or a combination.

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic

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Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with Homemade Ice Magic

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream only lightly adapted from Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Dessert
Keyword: homemade ice magic, homemade vanilla ice cream
Total Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 903kcal
Author: Delicious Everyday
4 servings

Ingredients

  • 500 ml full cream milk 2 cups, whole
  • 1 tbs plus 1 tsp cornflour cornstarch
  • 3 tbs cream cheese 1 1/2 oz
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
  • 1 1/4 cups cream
  • 2/3 cup raw sugar
  • 2 tbs glucose syrup light corn
  • 1 vanilla bean split and seeds scraped out, seeds and bean reserved
  • ICE MAGIC : MAGIC SHELL
  • 200 g dark chocolate or chocolate of your choice 7 oz
  • 2 tbs coconut oil
US Customary – Metric

Instructions

  • In a small bowl add the cornflour (corn starch) with 2 tbs of milk and whisk to combine. Place the cream cheese in a large bowl along with the salt and whisk until smooth. Fill the kitchen sink with cold water and ice or ice packs.
  • Place the remaining milk, cream, sugar, glucose (light corn) syrup and vanilla seeds and bean in a large saucepan and stir to combine before bringing to a boil over a medium high heat. Boil for 4 minutes before removing from the heat and gradually whisking in the cornflour (corn starch) mixture. Return to the heat and bring back to a boil and cook, stirring with a spoon or heat proof spatula, until slightly thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat.
  • Gradually add the hot milk to the cream cheese, whisking to combine to form a smooth mixture. Place the bowl into the sink filled with water and ice and leave for 30 minutes, or until cold.
  • Remove the vanilla bean and pour the mixture into an ice cream makerand churn according to manufacturers instructions. Place in a large freezer safe container and place a sheet of baking paper directly against the surface of the ice cream and freeze for at least 4 hours before serving.
  • For the magic shell place a saucepan filled with water over a medium heat and bring to a simmer (not a boil) before turning the heat off. Place the chocolate and coconut oil in a heat proof bowl and place above the saucepan and stir until melted and smooth. Pour the mixture into a microwave or heat proof jar or bottle and seal until ready to use.

Notes

There is no need to store the ice magic in the refrigerator, storing in the pantry is perfectly fine. If your ice magic has hardened microwave for 20 seconds, adding more time as necessary, until melted.

Nutrition

Calories: 903kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 63g | Saturated Fat: 39g | Cholesterol: 127mg | Sodium: 428mg | Potassium: 602mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 1460IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 241mg | Iron: 6.1mg
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  1. Francesca says

    August 24, 2013 at 9:04 pm

    5 stars
    This looks awesome, and vanilla is my favorite! Bonus!

    Reply
  2. Julia | JuliasAlbum.com says

    August 21, 2013 at 4:27 am

    Love homemade ice cream, never tried making it myself yet, but I will ! 🙂 This looks wonderful!

    Reply
  3. thelittleloaf says

    August 19, 2013 at 11:00 pm

    I always thought this was so magical and exciting as a child – so much fun to discover you can make a healthy version yourself at home. I use it to coat ice cream bars as well as a sauce, so good!

    Reply
  4. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says

    August 19, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    I adore vanilla bean ice cream and nothing is better than homemade!

    Reply
  5. Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says

    August 19, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    5 stars
    I know what I want for dessert tonight!

    Reply
  6. Stephanie - The Dessert Spoon says

    August 19, 2013 at 10:15 am

    I have fond childhood memories of ice magic too! It’s great to have a recipe so I can make my own and use my favourite chocolate!

    Reply

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